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ArkansasQuapaw
Iron Contributor
Apr 16, 2026

Windows 11 File Thumbnails Not Showing—Only Icons

All my pictures and videos show generic icons instead of thumbnails in Windows 11 File Explorer. I’ve checked settings—still broken.  
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KapilArya
MVP
Apr 22, 2026

Try to clear thumbnail cache with these commands:

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

del /f /s /q /a %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db

start explorer.exe

Let us know if this helps!